Samsung Galaxy owners get free monthly ebook with Kindle app

Ever keen to set itself apart by the little extras it can offer
its customers, Samsung has today launched a custom-built ebook
service with help from experts in the field, Amazon. Kindle
for Samsung is an exclusive service that can be used only by those
who own Galaxy phones and tablets running Android 4.0 and
above.

The partnership between Amazon and Samsung doesn't end there
though. They are also introducing Samsung Book Deals, which means
through the app you'll get 12 free books a year, with four to
choose from every month. All four will be picked out from a range
of "prominent" titles and will be "chosen specifically for Galaxy
smartphone and tablet owners", although we're not convinced that
phone choice bears any correlation to taste in literature.

This offer is clearly a boon and along with similar partnerships with the likes of Deezer, it makes the
fresh-to-market Galaxy S5 look increasingly appealing. "With this service we
demonstrate our commitment to creating and broadening key content
partnerships that deliver rich and personalised experiences for our
customers," said Lee Epting, Vice President of Samsung's Media
Solution Centre Europe, in a statement.

It's not quite clear how the app differs from the regular Kindle
for Android app in terms of actual reading experience, however.
There are all the features you'd expect of the regular Kindle
services -- a massive range of books, newspapers and magazines,
Whispersync so you can remember where you're up to across all your
different devices and automatic cloud backup. We've asked Samsung
to explain to us a little more about what the app offers that is
different and new and will update this story if we hear back.

In the meantime, the app is available now, so if you're a Galaxy
owner download it and let us know what you think.